Shwanika Narayan

@Jerrwu @sfchronicle @DominicFracassa Congrats, Jerry! You did such incredible work that day.

I learned and grew so much as a journalist this past summer at the @sfchronicle. Honored to be recognized by SPJ today for one of the most important stories I wrote over the summer. Thank you to @Shwanika and @DominicFracassa for all your incredible mentorship that day.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman wants to “de-escalate” the rhetoric around A.I. But if you tell people that your product will upend their way of life, take their jobs, and possibly threaten humanity, they might believe you. newyorker.com/culture/infini…

Gangbuster five days at the San Francisco Chronicle. Want to support work like this? By journalists like @akoseff @SophiaBollag @stjbs @kolyn_cheang @annievain @cesarischafa @namisumida and many more? Digital subscriptions start at less than $1. Go to subscription.sfchronicle.com.

A woman who worked for nearly two years for Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading candidate for California governor, said she had sexual encounters with him while he was her boss and alleged he twice sexually assaulted her when she was too intoxicated to consent. sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back. Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: nasa.gov/artemis-ii-mul…

(🧵1/11) For the past year and a half, I've been investigating OpenAI and Sam Altman for @NewYorker. With my coauthor @andrewmarantz, I reviewed never-before-disclosed internal memos, obtained 200+ pages of documents related to a close colleague, including extensive private notes, and interviewed more than 100 people. OpenAI was founded on the premise that A.I. could be the most dangerous invention in human history—and that its C.E.O. would need to be a person of uncommon integrity. We lay out the most detailed account yet of why Altman was ousted out by board members and executives who came to believe he lacked that integrity, and ask: were they right to allege that he couldn't be trusted? A thread on some of of our findings:

The Trump administration announced this week it will shut down six of eight U.S. Forest Service research facilities in California as part of a major national reorganization that could leave the state underequipped to manage escalating wildfire and drought threats. sfchronicle.com/california-wil…

Liftoff. The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.

For the first time since 1972, NASA is sending astronauts to the moon (but not to land there). The crew of four — three Americans and one Canadian — are scheduled to launch at 3:24 p.m. PST. nytimes.com/live/2026/04/0…

Organizations across California are canceling Cesar Chavez Day events after allegations of abuse involving women and minors surfaced, prompting a rapid reassessment of the labor leader’s legacy. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

Well above-normal temperatures are forecast for at least a week as a March heat wave begins across California. sfchronicle.com/weather-foreca…

BREAKING: President Trump says the U.S. has begun "major combat operations in Iran." Follow AP's live updates. apnews.com/live/live-upda…

Outside Anthropic's office in SF... intense moment!

Breaking news: Anthropic said that it will not concede to the Pentagon’s terms for full access to its AI tool Claude, saying it cannot loosen its restrictions against use in fully autonomous weapons or mass domestic surveillance. wapo.st/3N7oysq

“We are devastated beyond words,” said families of six skiers killed in a Tahoe avalanche who were identified Thursday. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

BREAKING: S.F. schools will remain closed Tuesday as teacher strike talks continue sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sfu… via @sfchronicle

Bad Bunny doubles down on love and unity during Super Bowl halftime show. Read more: #bad-bunny-doubles-down-on-love-and-unity-022050" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sfchronicle.com/super-bowl-lx/… 📸: Santiago Mejia/S.F. Chronicle, Carlos Avila Gonzales/S.F. Chronicle

We are witnessing a murder at The Washington Post. This massacre will be the enduring legacy of Jeff Bezos and Will Lewis and the leadership who stood by. But please read my love letter to the paper that felt like home, and will always be my “we.” ❤️‍🩹theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

The protesters, motivated by the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, spelled out “ABOLISH” in a message to ICE, with signs declaring “We have eyes, no more lies” to supplement their message. 🎥: Stephen Lam / The Chronicle

Thousands of Bay Area residents joined in nationwide protests while dozens of Bay Area businesses closed Friday in solidarity with a nationwide general strike aimed at protesting the federal government’s immigration policies, including the ongoing Minneapolis incursion, which led to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. People streamed into San Francisco’s Dolores Park Friday afternoon and many students from across the Bay Area defied district warnings, walking out of class to attend the protest. 📸: @amyosborneamy and Dan Hernandez